{"id":16646,"date":"2008-08-19T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/archives\/16612.html"},"modified":"2008-08-19T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2008-08-19T20:35:10","slug":"mccain-campaign-faces-limbaugh-pushback-on-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/mccain-campaign-faces-limbaugh-pushback-on-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"McCain campaign faces Limbaugh pushback on running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Review&#8217;s Rich Lowry <a href=\"http:\/\/corner.nationalreview.com\/post\/?q=MTdkNzU1M2FkNzhjNGY3NGNlZDZkMDEzZjJmNDVhNDE=\">reported today<\/a> that the McCain campaign &#8220;has been calling key state GOP officials around the country the last couple of days and sounding them out about the consequences of a pro-choice VP pick.&#8221; Similarly <\/p>\n<div name=\"divHrefB\" style=\"height: 0px;width: 0px;overflow:hidden;\">Details of the provider care for the needed children undergone as an therapeutic website 2. 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